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Gold star: Oz confectionery industry welcomes front-of-pack labeling
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The Australian confectionery industry has broadly welcomed a 'star based' voluntary front-of-pack labeling system but is concerned about time frames to introduce the measures. Related news |
News in brief
EU releases fourth tranche of out-of-quota sugar
The European Commission has released a fourth round of out-of-quota sugar for the current marketing year at reduced levies in a bid to boost EU supplies as prices soar above world levels.
Cocoa butter substitute use growing in Russia, says EFKO
Russian fats and oils supplier EFKO Group has reported rapid sales growth in cocoa butter substitutes in its first quarter (Q1) results as the domestic confectionery market picks up.
Mondelez spends $85m on Chinese biscuit plant expansion
Mondelez International has announced that it has begun expanding an Oreo and Chips Ahoy! biscuit plant based in the second largest market for both brands - China.
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Combined traffic light and GDA labelling may improve teens’ food choices: Study from FoodNavigator.com
Adolescents may choose healthier foods when they carry traffic-light-style information, rather than guideline daily amounts (GDAs) alone, suggests a new study.
Bühler ‘sorted’ with MultiVision machine from FoodProductionDaily.com
Optical sorting specialist Bühler Sortex says that it is seeing more than anticipated demand for a sorting machine which it launched this month.
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Bosch deal enabled global expansion, says Ampack from FoodProductionDaily.com
Bosch’s takeover of Ampack last year allowed global market reach for the filler and packager of liquid and viscous food.
Indian reforms offer a sweet outlook for sugar industry from FoodNavigator-Asia.com
The future looks rosy for the Indian sugar sector following recent moves by the government to chop out-dated controls and introduce greater market freedom.
Spotlight
  Third party certification only way to combat cocoa child labor, says campaign groupCorporate sustainability programs do not go far enough to stamp out child labor on cocoa farms -... |
 Cocoa may help control diabetes, claims mice studyResearch by Penn State University has found that mice fed cocoa have a reduced risk of obesity-related... |
 Editor’s BlogMars cocoa genome research no Monsanto GM momentMars' cocoa genome research has the potential to avert a cocoa crisis and could benefit farmers in the... |
 New method to measure chocolate’s cocoa contentResearchers are touting a new process to measure the cocoa content of chocolate that requires no sample... |
 Wrigley develops gum sweetened with dried fruit powdersUsing dried fruit powders to sweeten gum could be a natural alternative to sugar and may be... |
 Mars and Nestlé charged with chocolate price fixing in CanadaMars and Nestlé have been charged by the Canada’s competition watchdog for allegedly fixing the price of... |
 Halloren acquires stake in Belgian chocolatier BouchardGerman firm Halloren has acquired a 50% stake in Belgian private label chocolate firm Bouchard to help... |
 Mondelez overhauls gum production as two sites closeMondelez International plans to close gum factories in Lebanon and Morocco as it moves to consolidate production... |